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[Annotators Note: Robert Freligh served as a TBF and TBM Avenger torpedo bomber pilot in Torpedo Squadron 13, VT13,...

When Warren Schmitt returned from Okinawa, he had to be sent to San Diego for hospitalization. By the time he recovered...

While off Okinawa, the USS Wisconsin [Annotator’s Note: USS Wisconsin BB-64] picked up some British POWs, which were...

Carl Rieman said if the planes could have carried more ammunition, he could have gotten more enemy kills. The Japanese...

George Peto had a unique experience there [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa] one time while watching kamikazes hitting...

Sidney Philips remembers being in San Diego for two weeks [Annotators Note: after returning from his combat tour in the...

Russell Clay was assigned to the USS Houston (CL-81) which was being completed in Newport News, Virginia. He had his...

Freeman Dyson was not involved with the Manhattan Project. He was totally surprised at the dropping of the atomic bombs...

Robert Oplinger never had issues other than sunburn from being in the water during his time as a frogman. Some of the...

Rollins Rosenzweig continued to fly missions over Okinawa after the attack on the Japanese battleship Yamato. Missions...

Lloyd Guillory made one flight against Rabaul. Rabaul was a Japanese airfield that was a very hot spot. It was bypassed...

Admiral Mitscher [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher] was aboard Warren Nolan's ship [...

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